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Touch Research Institute researchers published a number of articles and were featured on a variety of TV, radio, and print stories. You can see a selection of these publications below.
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Print
- Even During Quarantine, You Need A ‘Daily Dose Of Touch’. To The Best of Our Knowledge.
- Skin hunger helps explain your desperate longing for human touch. Wired.
- Here’s What Happens to Your Body When You Get a Hug. The Healthy.
- Coronavirus Has Killed the Power of Touch. How Do We Reconnect?. The Daily Beast.
- When the Pandemic Leaves Us Alone, Anxious and Depressed. The New York Times.
- I Live Alone And Won’t Be Able To Hug Anyone For Months. What Can I Do Until Then?. Huffington Post.
- The no-sex guide to intimacy. The Guardian.
- Many of us haven’t touched another human for weeks. What’s the price of no contact?. LA Times.
- Don’t knock cuddle therapy until you’ve tried it. GQ.
- How Touching Your Partner Can Make Both of You Healthier. Healthline.
- 6 Healthy Ways Getting a Massage Benefits Your Entire Body. Prevention.
- Can We Touch?. The Atlantic.
- When Keeping Your Distance Is the Best Way to Show You Care. The Atlantic.
- Why Physical Touch Matters. Mind & Body.
- The One Thing Happy Couples Do Every Day to Keep Their Relationship Strong. Time.
- Touch Research Institute Offers MTS Volunteer Opportunities. Massage Magazine.
- The Power of Touch, Especially for Men. The New York Times.
- Massage Yourself for Pain Relief and Other Benefits. BottomLine Personal.
- Touch Therapy Researcher TIFFANY FIELD. Massage and Bodywork Magazine.
- The Life of the Skin-Hungry: Can You Go Crazy from a Lack of Touch. Broadly.
- The Science Behind The Profound Power of Holding Hands. The Huffington Post.
- You Asked: Do Massages Have Real Health Benefits? Time.
- Massage Therapy: What You Knead to Know. NIH News in health.
- Group Hug: Which Olympic Sport Wins Gold for Touchiest? The Wallstreet Journal.
- How Massage Heals Sore Muscles. New York Times.
- A Powerful Reminder On The Importance Of Human Touch. Life Science Leader.
- Touching is an integral part of any marriage. The Herald Palladium.
- What You Touch May Make You a ‘Softie’ or Play ‘Hard Ball’. HealthDay News.
- Evidence That Little Touches Do Mean So Much. The New York Times.
- Postpartum Depression: Signaled During Pregnancy? Time.
- Women Have More Sensitive Touch. BBC News.
- Cold and Flu? Not You! Redbook.
- De-Stress in 5 Minutes or Less. Parenting.com.
- The Magic of Your Touch. Bottom Line Daily Health News.
- 6 Surprising Stress Fixes. Good Housekeeping Magazine.
- Massage for Spinal Cord Injury. Massage Magazine.
- The hands-on mums. The Times(UK).
- A Simple Show of Hands. The New York Times.
- Mother’s Stress May Affect Fetus. The Washington Post.
- Unmasking the Skin. National Geographic.
- Abrace o clega ao lado. Super Maio.
- The Power of Touch. Miami Herald.
- 6 Unexpected Benefits of Healing Touch. Redbook.
- Why the touch-deprived can’t wait for Portland’s ‘cuddle shop’. The Guardian.
- Does Foam Rolling Really Work? Here’s what the research says. Sports Illustrated.
- Some people are paying for cuddles. And it’s not what you might think. The Washington Post.
- No hugging: are we living through a crisis of touch? The Guardian.
- The Symptoms – and Rewards – of Love. UMiami Health News
- The One Thing Happy Couples Do Every Day to Keep Their Relationship Strong. Health.com
- For a better Valentine’s Day, put down the smartphone, social scientists say. The Washington Times
- Hands on Healing. Arthritis Today.
- There’s The Rub. Waitrose.
- Medical Community Embraces Massage. Alternative Therapy.
- Massage Makes a Comeback. Alternative Therapy.
- U Can’t Touch This. Health.
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Television
- I want to hold your hand. MSNBC: The Today Show.
- Tiffany Field Ph.D. – Bio MassageNerd YouTube.
- Tiffany Field Receives 2011 Humanitarian Performance Health Award at the 2011 FSMTA Convention MassageNerd YouTube.
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Radio
- Navigating personal space and touching. Radio Times.
- Vinegar, Umami, Hot Hands* Constant Wonder.
- Brainstorming with Tiffany Field. Brainstorms with M. Nora Klaver.
- How Powerful is Touch BBC Radio Scotland.
- The Human Need to Touch – Why Touch Deprivation is Not Good for Your Health. Vibrant Living with Diane Brandon, April, 27, 2009.
- Senior Touch. KMBZ Kansas City